Saigon Deli Ii
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
23
Score
Saigon Deli II LLC, located at 3858 W Waters Ave in Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 10, 2025, with a score of 23. This inspection identified 4 critical, 6 major, and 5 minor violations, including repeat issues with mold-like substances in the ice machine and uncleanable cutting boards. The facility has a historical pattern of high-risk inspections across its 10 scored visits.
9
Inspections
4
Critical latest
6
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 5 minor violations.
23
Jul 2, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
90
Jul 2, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 6 major violations. 8 minor violations.
23
Dec 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Dec 27, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
35
May 1, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
67
Jul 17, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
32
Jan 24, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
29
Oct 28, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Violations — Dec 10, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black and pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment with cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal foods stored inside back kitchen Reach in cooler, adjacent to Walk in cooler. Employee personal foods inside front service Reach in cooler not identified, adjacent to ice machine. Employee segregated and identified all personal foods during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. 1 bag of white rice and 2 bags of baguettes stored in floor next to sandwich make station. Employee relocated all items off floor to an approved location during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open bottle of soda stored in front service Reach in cooler. Manager removed soda during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine tested at 0ppm. Tubes for Dish machine detergent and sanitizer incorrectly placed into wrong containers, manager placed tubes into correct solutions. Chlorine tested at 100ppm during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. 1 bag of cooked pork and 3 bags of cooked tripe stored in produce shopping bags in Reach in cooler, adjacent to Walk in cooler. Employee relocated all foods into ziplock bags during time of inspection. 13 bags of frozen ground pork stored or touching shopping inside back kitchen Reach in freezer, adjacent to Walk in freezer. Employee began to remove shopping bags and store in food-grade safe containers during time of inspection. Multiple bags or raw pork, raw beef, cooked meats stored inside shopping bags in Walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Multiple food items in top section of front line Reach in cooler overflowing and touching other items. Raw sliced beef stored next to and touching cooked beef balls, beef tendons, sliced cooked beef. Employee removed cooked beef balls, beef tendons, sliced cooked beef and placed into a pot of cooking beef stock. Beef stock is cooking at 211F. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-08-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw sliced beef stored over cooked beef tendons in front line Reach in cooler. Employee removed raw beef over tendons during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
11-07-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment soiled.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee handwash sink at front service has a water filtration system for customers. Discussed with manager Employee handwash sink is for handwashing only.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located next to front line grill. Employee provided paper towels during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked shrimp not dated in back kitchen Reach in cooler, adjacent to Walk in cooler and freezer. Employee added date during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
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